2013 Map of Cat Creek NW

About this map

Willow Creek provides the primary drainage through this high plains landscape on the border of Bent and Prowers Counties. The terrain is defined by a grid of rural roads, such as Co Road BB and Co Road X, which follow the Public Land Survey System lines through this agricultural region. Water sources are scarce but significant, with Willow Springs and East Dry Creek marking the few natural breaks in the topography. The boundary between Bent and Prowers Counties runs north-south along the western edge of the quadrangle, illustrating the strict geometric division of land in eastern Colorado. This 2013 survey illustrates the persistence of the section-line road network, where routes like Co Road V and Co Road U serve remote ranching and farming operations long after the initial settlement era.